Posts Tagged: Hillel International
Campus Antisemitism Affecting Jewish High School Students’ College Enrollment Decisions, New Poll Finds
An explosion of antisemitism at US colleges and universities since Hamas' massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7 is affecting how Jewish high school students...
Sarah Lawrence College Ignored, Perpetrated Antisemitism, New Civil Rights Complaint Says
At Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) in New York, it is "safe to be Jewish as long as you are openly anti-Israel," according to a new...
Office for Civil Rights Investigating Antisemitism at Ohio State University
Federal scrutiny of antisemitism on American college campuses continues with the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announcing earlier this month that...
Anti-Defamation League Launches New Antisemitism Awareness Campaign
Amid an explosion of antisemitic outrages at US colleges and universities, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday announced a new campaign calling on higher education...
Academic Association’s ‘Emergency Motion’ on Pro-Palestinian Speech Draws Rebuke from Leading Academic Nonprofit
The Academic Engagement Network (AEN), a higher education nonprofit, on Monday issued a searing letter denouncing the Modern Language Association's (MLA) passing of an "emergency...
Antisemitic Note Targeting Brown University Jewish Students Prompts Investigation
Brown University's Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity has opened an investigation into an incident in which someone slipped a threatening note underneath the door...
Biden Administration Again Delays Civil Rights Protections Against Antisemitism
The administration of US President Joe Biden has once again delayed issuing new federal regulations that would apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition...
‘Anti-Jewish Double Standard’: University Responses to Hamas Massacre Far Less Robust Than to Other Crimes, Study Finds
US universities have demonstrated an "anti-Jewish double standard" by responding to Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel and the ensuing surge in campus antisemitism...
‘Difficult to Overstate’: Campus Antisemitism Affects Nearly Three in Four Jewish Students, New Study Says
Amid a global surge in antisemitic hate crimes and incidents, nearly three in four Jewish college students have reported experiencing or witnessing antisemitism during the...
University Presidents to Testify Before US Congress on Rampant Campus Antisemitism
The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been called to testify before the US House...
Jewish Groups, Leaders Denounce Shooting of Palestinian Students in Vermont: ‘We Reject Hate’
Jewish groups and leaders were quick to denounce anti-Palestinian hate following the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont over the weekend. Hisham...
Over One-Third of Jewish College Students Feel Need to Hide Identity Since Oct. 7 Massacre, Hillel Poll Finds
More than one in three Jewish college students reporting feeling the need to hide their Jewish identity on campus since Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre across...
Rice University Pride Group Cuts Ties With Houston Hillel, Cites Concerns by Arab, Palestinian Students
Rice Pride, the leading LGBTQ+ student group at Rice University in Houston, Texas, announced that it is ending its partnership with Houston Hillel, citing concerns...
‘A Big Victory’: Biden Plan on Antisemitism Broadly Welcomed by US Jewish Groups, Activists
American Jewish groups on Thursday welcomed the release of the US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, a first of its kind document containing best practices...
